Press Releases
Sep 25, 2025
ACLU Statement on the Trump Administration's Memorandum Targeting Political Opponents
WASHINGTON — Today, President Trump issued a presidential memorandum authorizing government-wide investigations into non-profits, activists, and their donors and funders using va...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Sep 25, 2025
ACLU Statement on the Trump Administration’s Investigation into the Open Society Foundations
WASHINGTON — Today, in response to reports that U.S. Department of Justice officials are preparing to launch a federal investigation into the Open Society Foundations, Anthony Ro...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Sep 25, 2025
Community Members and Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Take Trump Administration to Court to Stop Illegal Arrests of Immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Four Washington, D.C. community members and the national immigration organization CASA sued the Trump administration today on behalf of themselves and a class of...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 24, 2025
Journalist Detained By ICE At Risk of Imminent Deportation
Mario Guevara, an Emmy-award winning journalist, has been kept in detention for more than 100 days in retaliation for his work
Court case: Guevara v. Francis
Sep 23, 2025
New Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts
Denying bond hearings violates rights, upends decades of precedent
BOSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, together with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights P...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 22, 2025
Hours After the ACLU and Artists Defend Free Speech, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Returns to ABC
Over 475 Artists and 40,000 People Joined with the ACLU Today in a Letter Condemning Kimmel’s Suspension
About the ACLU
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Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Privacy & Technology
+2 Issues
Gun-toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After Ai Mistakes Doritos Bag For A Gun. Explore News & Commentary.Gun-Toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After AI Mistakes Doritos Bag For a Gun
Deploying AI in Inappropriate Ways Can and Does Get People Hurt -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Flock Can Share Driver-surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments. Explore News & Commentary.Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments
The company’s default agreement with police departments grants the company license to share people’s license plate data -
CaliforniaOct 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Weber. Explore Case.United States v. Weber
Representing the League of Women Voters of California, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, ACLU of Northern California, and ACLU of Southern California have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that California turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including with voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.